Fragrance dispenser

Abstract

A fragrance dispenser having a reservoir to receive an aroma carrier, the fragrances of which can escape at least partially through a dispensing opening when pressure is exerted onto the reservoir. The reservoir may have the shape of a bottle, wherein the dispensing opening, which is preferably designed as a snap-off opening, is disposed in the thinner region, i.e at the neck of the bottle. A packaging element preferably extends beyond the dispensing region of the reservoir, the packaging element being designed in that region in such a way that it interacts with a seal of the dispensing opening of the reservoir. The reservoir or packaging element may be designed as a free-standing package.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A fragrance dispenser having a reservoir to receive an aroma carrier, said dispenser having a dispensing opening through which fragrances can escape from the reservoir at least partially through when pressure is exerted onto the reservoir, wherein said dispenser further comprises a packaging element that extends beyond the dispensing opening of the reservoir and is shaped in an area of that opening in such a way that said packaging element cooperates with a seal of the dispensing opening of the reservoir. 
     
     
       2. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the seal of the dispensing opening comprises a sealing element ( 2 . 8 ) disposed in a region of the dispensing opening ( 2 . 7 ) to cover the dispensing opening, and wherein said packaging element comprises an actuation means having an underside to which said sealing element is connected so that, when the actuation means is opened, the sealing element ( 2 . 8 ) adheres to the actuation means and unblocks the dispensing opening ( 2 . 7 ). 
     
     
       3. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 2 , wherein the actuation means is constituted by a tab ( 3 . 5 ) that is defined by perforation lines ( 3 . 2 ) of the packaging element. 
     
     
       4. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 3 , wherein the tab ( 3 . 5 ) extends beyond one edge of the packaging element. 
     
     
       5. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 2 , wherein the sealing element is an adhesive label ( 3 . 8 ). 
     
     
       6. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 2 , wherein the packaging element is a band-like enclosure ( 3 . 0 ) that encloses the reservoir. 
     
     
       7. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 6 , wherein the band-like enclosure ( 3 . 0 ) is formed of a sealable cardboard cutout. 
     
     
       8. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein a cutout ( 3 . 7 ) is provided in the packaging element that incorporates the dispensing opening ( 2 . 7 ) and into which a seal, specifically a movable seal, projects that is held between the packaging element and reservoir. 
     
     
       9. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 8 , wherein the seal is an adhesive label ( 3 . 8 ) that extends beyond one edge of the packaging element and that can be pulled out from the packaging element between the packaging element and reservoir. 
     
     
       10. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 8 , wherein the seal is an adhesive label ( 3 . 8 ) that extends into a cutout ( 3 . 9 ) on the edge of the packaging element and that can be pulled out from the packaging element. 
     
     
       11. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the packaging element incorporates a perforation ( 5 . 1 ) extending over a snap-off nose ( 5 . 2 ) of the reservoir, which snap-off nose opens when the perforation ( 5 . 1 ) is pulled open. 
     
     
       12. The fragrance dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein: wherein the reservoir is a thermoformed package ( 2 . 0 ), comprising a thermoformed element ( 2 . 1 ) of thermoplastically shaped plastic film and a cover film ( 2 . 2 ) sealed onto said thermoformed element; the packaging element is a band-like enclosure ( 3 . 0 ) that encloses the reservoir; and the band-like enclosure ( 3 . 0 ) has an overlapping area ( 3 . 1 ) in the region of the cover film ( 2 . 2 ) of the thermoformed package ( 2 . 0 ), which is glueable or sealable.